Tiburtine Sibyl and the Emperor Augustus

c. 1527–30/31 Sheet: 34.1 x 25.9 cm (13 7/16 x 10 3/16 in.) Source image
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This print depicts the Roman Emperor Augustus (reigned 27 BC–AD 14) and the Tiburtine Sybil, one of several women that Apollo bestowed with prophetic powers. Augustus was deciding whether or not to accept apotheosis (recognition of the emperor as a god after death) and asked t...

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